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• OLDHAM MAN JAILED FOR NINE YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEENAGER WHO MISTOOK HIM FOR CABBIE

  Tayumur Raja, 29, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who had mistaken his car for a taxi.

• CAERPHILLY COUNCIL CONSIDERS SHAKE-UP TO TAXI FARES

  The local council has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on two different proposals that would update the prices charged by licensed hackney carriages.

• CABBIE JAILED FOR NINE YEARS AFTER USING VEHICLE AS "WEAPON" IN NEWCASTLE ROAD RAGE ATTACK

  Hasan Mohammed's Skoda Superb came around a corner at speed, swerving dangerously, as a family was crossing the road after leaving a restaurant.

• SOUTHEND TAXI DRIVERS LEFT REELING AFTER SPATE OF "SHOCKING ATTACKS" ON VEHICLES

  Thieves are believed to have targeted the cars overnight to search for cash and valuables, hitting multiple firms and leaving self-employed drivers unable to work.

• IPSWICH TAXI DRIVERS LOSE LICENCES OVER MISSING MEDICAL CHECKS

  Ipswich Borough Council took the swift action after the drivers did not submit medical certificates proving they met the strict safety requirements set by the DVLA.

• DUO JAILED AFTER TERRIFYING KNIFEPOINT ROBBERY OF GLOUCESTER TAXI DRIVER

  Justin Francis, 39, and Tiffany Davis, 36, were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after targeting their victim when he pulled into Valley Gardens last September.

• FAREHAM COUNCIL REJECTS TAXI LICENCES OVER CRIMINAL PAST AND DRIVING RECORDS

  Fareham Borough Council has blocked two men from becoming taxi drivers after a vetting process uncovered hidden criminal convictions and a history of driving offences.

• NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL BACKS PUSH FOR MORE FEMALE TAXI DRIVERS

  Nottingham City Council has joined forces with the Think Pink initiative to help women break into the taxi industry, where they currently make up only 6% of drivers.

• MANSFIELD SETS STRICT NEW STANDARDS FOR TAXI CCTV USE

  The decision, reached during a licensing committee meeting on April 16, follows national guidance suggesting that cameras can be a vital tool for crime prevention.

• READING PRIVATE HIRE OPERATORS FIGHT NEW RULES AS VEHICLE AGE LIMITS DROP

  Reading Borough Council has introduced rules that lower the maximum age for licensed vehicles from 12 down to 10 years and encourage a shift toward electric cars.

• MULTIPLE TAXIS PENALISED IN WARRINGTON TOWN CENTRE LICENSING CRACKDOWN

  The operation involved special constables working alongside licensing officers from both Warrington Borough Council and the City of Wolverhampton Council.

• WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPROVES TAXI FEE HIKES AMID CLAIMS OF "PURE GREED"

  The council is introducing a single fee structure to replace the old systems used in Northampton, Daventry, and South Northants.

• INVERNESS-SHIRE TAXI DRIVER FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING PASSENGER AFTER NIGHT OUT

  David Brown, from Croy, attacked the 20-year-old victim in December 2023 after stopping his car in a field located between Strathpeffer and Dingwall.

• ARGYLL AND BUTE TO REVIEW TAXI FARES

  Argyll and Bute Council is required by law to reassess taxi rates every 18 months, with the next set of changes scheduled to take effect in October.

• FOUR TAXIS TAKEN OFF THE ROAD DURING SAFETY CRACKDOWN IN KEIGHLEY

  West Yorkshire Police teamed up with Bradford Council’s licensing department in February to inspect local vehicles and ensure passenger safety.

• JAILED: DRUG DEALER CAUGHT USING PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE TO SELL COCAINE IN WEST SUSSEX

  The arrest happened on March 13, after police spotted 37-year-old Ergys Rexha getting out of a private hire vehicle in Yapton to meet a customer.

• UNLICENSED DRIVER AND PHV OWNER HIT WITH HUGE FINES AFTER MILTON KEYNES STATION CHECK

  An unlicensed driver and a private hire vehicle owner have been ordered to pay more than £3,000 between them following an inspection at Milton Keynes Central Railway Station.

• TAXI DRIVER HIT WITH £458 FINE FOR SMOKING IN LICENSED VEHICLE

  The driver was originally issued a Fixed Penalty Notice for the act, which officials described as "both illegal and unhygienic."

• SEFTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FINED FOR PLYING FOR HIRE

  Sefton licensed private hire driver has recently been before the courts after being caught plying for hire and driving without insurance

• BIRMINGHAM TAXI DRIVER LOSES COURT BATTLE TO GET LICENCE BACK FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS

  Mohammed Chowdhury, 56, of Small Heath, had his permits revoked by Tamworth Borough Council after officials decided he was no longer a "fit and proper person" to drive for the public.